Holding device



' other end, and a.. spiral spring Patented Apr. 17, 1928.

HARRYNADEL, or NEW YORK, Ni. Y. f'

HOLDING nnvron.

Application tiled September 19, 1927.

This invention relates to holding devices intended especially for holding flowers to be worn on a persons garment, but also useful tor holding other articles and in other positions. The invention aims to provide an improved device ot' this character, and especially to provide a device of attractive appearance and of simple construction which shall be convenient to use and shall securely hold the stems of flowers inserted therein.

An understanding of the invention can best be given by a detailed description of an approved flower holder embodying the invention1 and such a description will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating such a device, in which: f

Fig. 1 is a side view of the device;

Fig. 2 is a side view showing the device opened to permit the stems of flowers to be inserted inthe holder; y

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the device 1 closed and holding'a'bunch of flower stems; Fig. l is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1; and y.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the catch end of the device.

Referring to the drawings, the device includes a rigid: main `bar 10 to which a safety pin 11 is attached, an outwardly bowed bar 12 pivotally connected at one end to the bar 10 and releasablyheld to the bar r10 at its 13 tensioned between the ends of the bowed bar 12 and tending when thedeviceis closedto lie close to lthe bar10. The bar 12 is pivotally connected to the bar-10 by a pivot pin 15 extending-through ears 16 extending rearwardly from the `end of the bar 12 and forwardly projecting ears 17 on the end of the bar 10. The bar 12 is somewhat flexible and resilient and its free end is formed toy serve as a spring catch to engage the end of the bar 10. vMost desirably the bar 12 is made of a flat strip of metal or other slidable material of suitable width to give an ornamental appearance to the device and may be embellished as desired, and thefree ,endof the bar is turned inward to form a lug 20 to snap and catch over the end of the bar 10.

The spiral spring 13 is connected at one end to the pivot pin 12 land at the other end to an eye 21 stamped out of the to the lug 20 so that'the spring tends to lie close to the bar 10 when the device is closed.

' swung back bar 12 closek Sera1`No. 220,602.

'ljhe spring serves as a spring band for resiliently holding stems of `flowers between it and the bar 10, and also serves to put a l slight tension on the catch end of the bowed bar 12 to aid in holding 1t against the end ottlie bar 10.v The eye 21 serves also asa stop for the end of the bar 10, and in order io prevent relative lateral movement between the ends of the bars, is formed with a centralvnotch 22 to receive the edge ofl the eye 21 as shown.

the end of the vbar 10 To secure the stems of flowers in the device, disconnect it from the bar 10, and is swung away from the bar 10 as shown in Fig. 2. The flower stems are then placed between the bar 10 and the spring 13, and the bar 12 is and its end snappedover the end of the bar 10. As-the device is closed, the spring is deflected outwardly toward the bowed bar and holds the flower stems oressed against the bar 10. What I claim is: 1. A holding device, comprising a pinl bar, an outwardly bowed bar pivotally connected at one endto the pin bar, means for releasably connecting the other end of the bowed vbar tothe. pin bar, and a tension spring stretched `between the ends of theV bowed bar. i Y

2. A holding device, comprising 'ya main bar, an outwardly bowed Vspring bar pivotallyconnected at one end to the mainbar,

means for releasably' connecting the other end of the bowed bar to the main bar, and a spiral tensionl spring extending between the ends of the bowed bai'. l

3. A Vholding device, comprising a main bar, an outwardly bowed spring bar pivotally connected at onev end to the main bar, a tension spring extending between the ends of the bowed barra. lug atv the Atree end of the bowed bar to snap over the end of the main bar', and means for preventing relative lateral displacement'of the releasably connectedendsof said bars.

. 4. A holding device,l comprising a rigid flat bar, an outwardly bowed flat spring bar pivotally connected at one end tothe rigid bar, and a tension spring extendingbetween the ends of the bowed bar, the bowed bar having its the end of the bar 12 is sprung out toy free end turned to form a lug to catch over the end of the rigid bai and having an Veye close to said lug for attaching theend of the spring.

5. A holding device, comprising a rigid Het bei, env outwardly bowed flat spring bar pivotally connected at its free end turned to form a lug to catchr over the end of the rigid bai' and hevvingea'n one end toy the rigid bei, a tension spring extending betvsleentheAV 5 ends of the bowed bar, the bowed ban having my hand f HARRY NADEL. 

